The Laburnum Tree, beautiful but Deadly to humans and pets.

Описание: aburnum (golden chain tree) is a spring show-stopper—then comes the pea-pod seeds, and that’s where the danger lives. In this episode we unpack what makes Laburnum anagyroides and the common garden hybrid L. × watereri ‘Vossii’ poisonous, how the nicotine-like alkaloid cytisine affects the body, and what symptoms to watch for in children, pets, and livestock. Clear, accurate science with a dash of British dark humour—no myths, no panic.

What you’ll learn
• The toxin: cytisine—how a nicotinic acetylcholine-receptor agonist overstimulates the nervous system (nausea, vomiting, tremors/convulsions, breathing problems).
Wikipedia
poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu
Plant Toolbox

• Which parts are most hazardous (all parts are toxic; seeds/pods carry the highest risk) and why “pea-like” pods tempt children.
Plant Toolbox
poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu

• Real-world risk: animals and pets have been poisoned by seeds; horses and cattle are vulnerable.
poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu
HorseDVM

• History & context: late-1970s “laburnum hysteria” and hospital admissions—what’s fact vs precaution.
PubMed
Bristol University Chemistry Department

• Surprising twist: cytisine’s legitimate medical use as a plant-derived aid for smoking cessation (not a free pass for the plant!).
PMC
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Safety first (please read)
This video is for education only. Do not chew or play with the pods or seeds; keep prunings and seedpods away from kids and pets. If ingestion is suspected, seek medical advice promptly. UK viewers: call 999 in an emergency or NHS 111 for urgent advice. Elsewhere: contact your local poison centre. I’m not a doctor; this is not medical advice.
dpic.org

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